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U2 kept their soapboxing excesses at bay and delivered an uplifting and effective mix of new material and bona-fide classics without losing focus on what they do best.
Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi Trucks Band brimmed with enthusiasm when he described how one show ended with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings horn players joining his own 11-piece ensemble..
John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a romantic comedy, so you can guess the dénouement, but all the fun is in getting there.
Director Judd Apatow has done a great job translating Amy Schumer’s humor and salty/sweet persona to the screen in Trainwreck.
Aging punk bands usually seem obliged to prove that their anger is still blazing. Since the Rezillos were never angry in the first place, they don’t have that problem.
Garréta pulls off a stylistic feat: it is impossible to determine the gender of the two main characters.
Amy Winehouse’s death was certainly a tragedy, but not one that moves us to pity and terror in its retelling as a morality tale spun from home movies.
The MIFF offered two new films starring Richard Gere in atypical roles for the prolific actor.
The cinematic contrast between America and Latin America was on tragic view at the Maine International Film Festival on Saturday.
Walking, the deCordova’s fascinating and wonderfully worked out exhibition suggests, is deeply subversive of the status quo.
The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues